Welcome to Wilderspin School

Winter Warmer Open Days

Our regular weekly opening times are now Fridays – Saturdays 11am – 3pm, and 11am – 2pm on Sundays.

Refreshments are available on Fridays – click for more detail.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Access information for visitors with specific needs.  Click here for details.

 

News

Slow Circular Earth comes to Wilderspin – find out more

Find out about our AWARD WINNING Memory Cafe Project and our chatty cafe

 

 

 

JOSEPH WRIGHT HALL

CURRENT EVENTS

Retro Games

Share with family and friends memories and excitiment of family games popular in the past – from Beetle to Steam Train Snakes & Ladders.

12pm – 3pm

Children FREE.  Adults £5 (Annual Ticket with free museum admission for 12 months including most other events and priority notice of our Events Programme).

Monday Tea Club

A free event for families to cook and eat together, enjoy a healthy meal, and discover affordable, nutritious options.

4pm – 6.30pm

22 & 29 April and 13 & 20 May

Click here for more information

Maybe Dick

Herman Melville’s classic tale of revenge and retribution is retold in this inventive, comedic adventure on the high seas from the company behind ‘Just Like That! The Tommy Cooper Show’ and ‘Dracula! One Bloody Fang After Another’

All plot will be lampooned. All jokes will be harpooned.

Joseph Wright Hall.  7.30pm. Tickets £10 (advance) or £12 OTD

view of museum on barton bike night

Barton Bike Night

Back to its traditional Wednesday evening – motorcycles, trace stands, vintage bikes and live bands.

The Museum has refreshments and helmet / leathers storage.

5-10pm

Displays

Displays

Discover the story of Samuel Wilderspin and see the unique Infant Schoolroom and Playground that he designed in 1845.

The Wilderspin Story
Schools Programme

Schools Programme

Our Schools Programme has been developed to provide children with an exciting way of engaging with the history of Victorian school life.

Schools Programme
History of the School

History of the School

Learn about Samuel Wilderspin and the Wilderspin National Schools and how his innovations gradually transformed schooling for children of all ages.

Wilderspin History
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